Hellenic Telecomms Organization adds Elias Drakopoulos to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– GREECE, Paiania – Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (ASE: HTO, OTC: HLTOY), the Greek full-service telecommunications provider, announces that the Company’s Board of Directors, elected today as a new, non-executive member, Mr. Elias Drakopoulos, in replacement of the resigned non-executive member Mr. Klaus Müller, for the rest of his tenure, namely until the Ordinary General Assembly of Shareholders to be held in the year 2018.

About Elias Drakopoulos

Dr. Elias Drakopoulos holds the position of Senior Vice President B2B Europe since December 2012 as well as the position of Senior Vice President Strategy Performance & Execution Management since March 2016, both within the Europe & Technology segment of Deutsche Telekom. From 2011 to 2012 he held the position of Chief Technology & Operations Officer at OTE. During 2012 he additionally had the responsibility for B2B/ICT business development for Europe for Deutsche Telecom. From 2008 to 2011 he was Chief Commercial Officer for Enterprise & Business Services at OTE. From 2003 to 2008 he was General Manager Technology, Strategy & Development and then CEO of OTENET. From 1998 to 2003 he held various senior managerial positions at Lucent Technologies responsible for solutions & business development for Europe, based in London, UK. From 1989 to 1998, he held various managerial positions at AT&T and Bell Laboratories in USA, while in parallel was adjunct Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He holds a BSc in electrical engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He has postgraduate studies in business management and strategy at INSEAD, France, and at Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education, USA.

About OTE

The OTE Group is the largest telecommunications provider in the Greek market and one of the leading telecom groups in Southeast Europe with presence in Greece, Romania and Albania. OTE is among the largest listed companies, with respect to market capitalization, in the Athens Stock Exchange.

OTE Group offers the full range of telecommunications services: from fixed-line and mobile telephony, broadband services, to pay television and ICT solutions. In addition to its core telecommunications activities, the Group is also involved in maritime communications, real-estate and professional training.

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